Should I avoid antioxidants if I'm going through cancer treatment?

Should I avoid antioxidants if I'm going through cancer treatment?

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Yes; if you're going through cancer treatments, avoid high dosages of one or two specific antioxidants, such as Vitamin E, co-enzymes Q-1, or selenium. Stick more to a nutritional product that has all the nutrients intact in a balance format. That would be much more advisable. Then, when you finish your chemotherapy and radiation, if you choose then to up your ante of, say, co-enzyme Q-1 (which enhances the production of energy and helps the body heal faster), then that would be something to work with a qualified nutritionist on incorporating, because you want a good quality and you want the right amount. You don't want a large amount; you want the right amount for your body. That's where one size doesn't fit all. I have never been an advocate of large amounts of any vitamin or mineral or complex of a few things in large amounts; whether it's before, during, or after chemotherapy. I'm always an advocate for finding ways to get whole-food based nutritional products into your programme.